finance industry
Push for Islamic finance in ASEAN to lure Gulf investors
There have been moves recently to strengthen Islamic finance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, which were spearheaded by the country...
Malaysia pushes Islamic finance for Gulf investors
New Malaysian standards for Shariah-compliant equities are expected to attract more Islamic investment funds from the Gulf region, said a senior official of the...
WIEF London to attract more Muslim money to UK
The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), held in London from October 29 to 31 for the first time outside an Islamic country, is...
Takaful markets in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia thrive
The Malaysian and Saudi Arabian cooperative and Islamic insurance (takaful) markets are the only two that are seeing growth especially in new policies and...
Malaysia: Unit trust industry in double-digit growth mode
In line with positive equity market performance, the Malaysian unit trust industry is expected to grow at double-digit rates over 2013 and to no less than a net asset value of $258.5 billion by 2020 as per Malaysia's Capital Market Masterplan.
Ethics In Business: Moving Islamic finance from conference rooms to humanity
Is Islamic Finance truly servicing the needs of humanity? Daud Vicary Abdullah, the President and CEO of INCEIF, the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance, shares his views.
Brunei: Adjusting to new economic requirements
Economic growth in the Sultanate of Brunei slowed to an estimated one per cent in 2012, owing to weakness in production and exports of crude oil, which is way below all other ASEAN peers except Singapore.
Brunei: Much catching up to do in Islamic banking
Brunei has still to fully develop its Islamic finance sector. There are great opportunities for foreign Islamic banking institutions to forge ties with the Brunei government and its banking institutions in pushing the business.
Philippines to set up Islamic stock list
The Manila stock exchange is planning to introduce a list of Shariah-compliant equities to attract the nation’s Muslim investors and some of the $1.2...
Islamic banks have golden opportunity
The Eurozone crisis, combined with public anger over the excesses of conventional banks, has presented Islamic banks with a golden opportunity to take a...
Saudi Arabia leads global Takaful growth
Islamic insurance, known as Takaful, grew 19 per cent globally in 2010 and is expected to continue its fast-paced penetration into Muslim-dominated countries in...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...